Beyond the Highland Line: Three Journals of Travel in Eighteenth Century Scotland; Burt, Pennant, ThorntonA. J. Youngson Collins, 1974 - 252 Seiten |
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... happened to meet with a gentleman , as I supposed , because he spoke English , and he told us we must go west a piece ( though there was no appearance of the sun ) , and then incline to the north ; that then we were to go along the side ...
... happened to meet with a gentleman , as I supposed , because he spoke English , and he told us we must go west a piece ( though there was no appearance of the sun ) , and then incline to the north ; that then we were to go along the side ...
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... happened to be among the jackdaws , at which he laughed heartily , notwithstanding his late grief for his loss ; and doubtless the fable was to him entirely new . I then asked his reason why he thought there would not be another war ...
... happened to be among the jackdaws , at which he laughed heartily , notwithstanding his late grief for his loss ; and doubtless the fable was to him entirely new . I then asked his reason why he thought there would not be another war ...
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... happened , luckily for me , to be a public hut in this place , for there was no going back again ; but there was nothing to drink , except the water of the river . This I regretted the more , as I had refused at one of the barracks to ...
... happened , luckily for me , to be a public hut in this place , for there was no going back again ; but there was nothing to drink , except the water of the river . This I regretted the more , as I had refused at one of the barracks to ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
appearance birch boat brought busses called Campbeltown castle cattle chief chieftain clan coast common corn danger distance Dr Johnson eight England farms feet Firth of Clyde fish fishery Fort William four Gannet gentleman Glen Grantown ground heath Highland geography Highlands hills horses hundred inhabitants Inveraray Inverness Iona island isle killed kind Kingussie laird lake land Loch Loch Awe Loch Broom Lochaber Lowlands M'Intosh manner miles mountains narrow never night North oatmeal oats obliged occasion Outer Hebrides passed Pennant pines plaid poor pounds pretty quantity rain rents ride river road rocks roebuck salmon scarcely Scotland season seen servants sheep shillings shore shot side Skie snow sometimes soon South stones tacksmen tenants THOMAS PENNANT Thornton thought told town trees trout vast weather whole wind women woods